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Mysterian

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19. Hegseth - an infantry officer who did not go to Ranger School

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Apr 8, 2026, 01:32 PM

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He's a lightweight, cowardly poser. When I was an infantry officer, you were expected to complete Ranger School. He acts like he's Rambo and Audie Murphy rolled into one but he's the guy who would run and leave you on your own at the first sound of gunfire.

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Will Bunch: If there is a hell, Hegseth just purchased a one-way no-return ticket. [View all] highplainsdem Wednesday OP

He needs a healthy dose of God-given cancer. dalton99a Wednesday #1

He is insane. Our troops are in great danger. Irish_Dem Wednesday #2

It's not the troops, its Gordcanuck Wednesday #16

Fanatic starts a holy war The Blue Flower Wednesday #3

Meathead psycho with some "Duse" thing crusade tattoo. Klarkashton Wednesday #4

Sooo much performative and over the top Hey Joe Wednesday #5

David Corn: This guy is sorry he missed the Crusades. highplainsdem Wednesday #6

'Please don't throw me under the bus, Mr President!!" nt GenThePerservering Wednesday #7

Um, Petey? lonely bird Wednesday #8

Hegseth is giving the wrong entity the credit. patphil Wednesday #9

Religious insanity is still insanity. Mblaze Wednesday #10

There isn't Hell. maxsolomon Wednesday #11

Only other people JoseBalow Wednesday #17

What a freaking nut case psychopant. BradBo Wednesday #12

OOOoooh, Satan's gonna LOVE your evil ass! GiqueCee Wednesday #13

If we have "the protection of divine providence", then what do we need all those AWACS and fighter jets for? TheRickles Wednesday #14

+1. The soldiers who were killed or injured didn't have God's protection - something was wrong with them dalton99a Wednesday #15

This is a guy that often had to be carried out of the room stone drunk Prairie Gates Wednesday #18

Hegseth - an infantry officer who did not go to Ranger School Mysterian Wednesday #19